SFRA45 User Manual
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Introduction – General principles of operation
The SFRA45 Selective Level Meter is designed to provide a
single instrument solution for multiple applications in the
Power Transformer industry and specifically the Power
Testing Systems environment. Features include:
AC RMS Voltmeter
Signal Generator
Frequency Response Analyzer
LCR Meter-Inductance, Capacitance, Resistance
Measurement
Oscilloscope
The SFRA45 has a wide bandwidth generator output that
can be used as a signal generator for sine, square or
triangular waveforms.
The SFRA45 has two high bandwidth voltage inputs, which
use direct digital analysis at low frequencies and a
heterodyning technique to give high accuracy at high
frequencies. The voltage inputs are simultaneously
sampled and the data is analysed in real time by high
speed DSPs (digital signal processors). A separate CPU
(central processing unit) takes the DSP results for display
and communications. At the heart of the system is an
FPGA (field programmable gate array) that interfaces the
various elements.
The whole operation of the instrument may be controlled
remotely via a serial interface (RS232/USB), or a LAN
Interface. The programmable nature of the instrument
means that new functions can be added as they become
available, or existing functions can be enhanced, by simple
firmware download.
Both the input channels are calibrated digitally so there
are
no
physical
adjustments
to
be
made.